Where did Grace Kelly grow up and live?

📍3901 Henry Avenue, East Falls, Philadelphia, PA 19129

1929 – 1950

“I grew up in East Falls, a neighbourhood of Philadelphia, in the large stone house of the Kelly family — my father Jack was a self-made millionaire and Olympic gold medallist in rowing who was the most difficult man in the world to please. My brother Jack Jr was a champion rower; my sister Peggy was an actress before me. I was the quiet one, the overlooked one, and I pursued acting partly to find attention that the Kelly household distributed unevenly. East Falls gave me the composure that became my screen persona — the Grace Kelly coolness was the composure learned by a child who had to earn every scrap of recognition in a family of achievers.”

👍 LovedThe East Falls neighbourhood's Philadelphia solidity that became my screen presence. The competitive family environment that drove me to find my own domain. The beautiful stone house that represented everything I both wanted and needed to escape.

👎 DislikedMy father's near-impossible standards. The sense of being overlooked in a family of high achievers. The knowledge that acting was not what my family valued.

Map showing where Grace Kelly lived — 3901 Henry Avenue, East Falls, Philadelphia, PA 19129

🗺️ Approximate location today

Street view of Grace Kelly's home at 3901 Henry Avenue, East Falls, Philadelphia, PA 19129

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Sources: Spoto, D. High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly (2009), Harmony Books; Bradford, S. Princess Grace (1984), Stein & Day